Written by readers of the Cygnus Review, this is a space to explore the experiences and insights of members of the Cygnus Community. Here, you'll discover articles on all things esoteric - from Shamanism to Psychology.

Health & Wellbeing

All we need is to become our true authentic selves and know that we are totally self-responsible for everything in our lives We are each like a garden and we need to put the same attention to the self as we would to a garden. We need weeding, planting, pruning,...

I truly believe that when we really start to listen to our inner wisdom, we can’t go wrong. Things will work out. Many years ago, I was in a difficult situation. I had just split up from my husband, I had quit my job and I had no money (and...

Everything you need is already inside of you The idea of feeling good enough was a foreign concept when I was younger. It’s not something I thought much about until I was older and became aware that the anxiety or dissatisfaction that I was feeling related to my lack of...

Please don’t be shocked by this question: what is the connection between poo and nirvana? Or to put it another way, what is the connection between the state of your gut and spiritual wisdom? If you are up-to-speed with developments in medicine you will know that there is substantial evidence...

Our lives are controlled by three energies, called gunas in Sanskrit, which bind us tightly to our material nature. All are necessary and useful – they completely define us as living beings – but they also create problems. When we are ignorant of our spiritual nature – ever- free consciousness...

Earlier this year I had a revelation. I met with a lady I have known for years. She was writing a book about women with hair loss and she asked me if I would contribute a paragraph. As we were chatting, a memory stirred. I was 14 years old, extremely...

In 1986 Shann Nix Jones was an ambitious journalist in San Francisco who went undercover in the high schools to do a story about the budget cuts in education—a story that Drew Barrymore later turned into the movie, Never Been Kissed. Shann was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and should...

Roger H Moller was the manager of a telecoms development laboratory full of computers when his body began to break down—affected directly by the radiation from his mobile phone. Within a few weeks he was unable to tolerate being near virtually all electrical devices. He has re-learnt how to live...

In 1986 Shann Nix Jones was an ambitious journalist in San Francisco who went undercover in the high schools to do a story about the budget cuts in education—a story that Drew Barrymore later turned into the movie, Never Been Kissed. Shann was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and should...

In this FREE podcast listen to author Brigid Schulte speak about her book Overwhelmed: Work Love and Play When No-One Has the Time Overwhelmed: Work Love and Play When No-One Has the Time – Time pressure and stress is re-sculpting our brains and shaping our workplaces, our relationships and squeezing the space...